About our members

Membership of Guy’s and St Thomas’ is divided into constituencies. Each constituency votes for its representative on the Council of Governors.

The constituencies are:

Patient constituency

You can choose to become a patient member if you:

have been a patient of Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust in the last five years

are aged 18 or older.

Public constituency

You can choose to become a public member if you:

are aged 18 or older

live in one of the London boroughs of Southwark, Lambeth, Westminster, Lewisham or Wandsworth.

Staff constituency

You can choose to become a staff member if you:

are employed under a permanent contract of employment or on a fixed term contract of at least 12 months by Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust

are employed by King’s College London or London South Bank University and have been continuously based at our Trust for at least 12 months

are working on behalf of a voluntary organisation or you are a registered volunteer at our Trust with at least 12 months service

All staff who were employed under a permanent contract of employment or on a fixed term contract of at least 12 months by Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust prior to 25 May 2018 will have been automatically enrolled as staff members – unless they chose to opt out.